TUI Marine Yacht Sales Relocates to Hamble Point Marina
Sunsail Ownership, The Moorings Yacht Ownership, Leopard Catamarans & Le Boat Move
PORT SOLENT (March 2014) Following recent changes at Port Solent for Sunsail and The Moorings, the Yacht Sales department will be continuing their thriving Charter Management and Private Boat Sales operation from a new location in Hamble Point Marina as of April 1 2014.
Franck Bauguil, Vice President of Yacht Ownership and Yacht Sales, explains:
“For over 20 years, the Sunsail Yacht Charter Management Programme and The Moorings Crewed and Power Yacht Ownership Programme have been very successful in the UK. Yacht Brokerage and, more recently, the Le Boat Ownership Programme (www.leboat.com) have also grown in the UK (www.yachtownership.com). The relocation to a new office at Hamble Point Marina is a key element to the continuous and rapid growth of Leopard Catamarans (www.leopardcatamarans.com) globally. The Hamble joins the group of Leopard regional offices: Nice, France for the Med, Hong-Kong for Asia, Ft Lauderdale for the Americas, Cape Town, South Africa and Brisbane, Australia. The Hamble office will be able to service the Atlantic and the Northern European markets for Leopard Catamarans, it will also be a perfect location to continue to promote Sunsail and The Moorings Yacht Ownership Programmes.”
Operating from Hamble from 1 April 2014 are the following TUI Marine businesses:
Sunsail Ownership and The Moorings Ownership
Owners can buy a charter yacht from either Sunsail or The Moorings which is managed by the company for a 5 year term. Boats can be purchased with 8-9% guaranteed monthly income or an initial lower purchase price. Owner benefits include up to 12 weeks’ sailing time a year with zero fees and no running costs. This is by far the best-selling option for those with limited sailing time who want to see some of the world’s most stunning cruising destinations without incurring daily expenditure. Owners have access to over 25 worldwide locations to discover at their leisure, on board a boat similar to their own or choosing from a wide range of styles and sizes to suit their individual holiday party.
Leopard Catamarans
For those who wish to buy one of the best production catamarans in the world, Leopard sells innovative sail and power models from South African catamaran builder Robertson and Caine. With a choice of both sail and powercat models ranging from 39-58 feet, you simply order your Leopard Catamaran and have her delivered to the destination of your choice. Optional extras are entirely up to each buyer and can now be priced online via our ‘Build my Leopard’ tool at www.leopardcatamarans.co.uk. A demo Leopard 39 Catamaran will be available at Hamble Point Marina from July onwards along with a Leopard 44 and Leopard 48 in Nice, France.
Sunsail, The Moorings and Leopard Brokerage
With the world’s largest fleet of immaculately maintained pre-owned boats, you can be certain you are buying the right yacht at the right price. Coming from leading manufacturers Beneteau, Jeanneau, and Robertson & Caine, all models are designed and equipped for the ultimate performance and cruising comfort. Before becoming brokerage models, the ongoing professional maintenance received by every yacht, guarantees future buyers many years of worry free sailing. With a worldwide inventory, it’s easy to find the perfect boat in the right place.
Le Boat
For idyllic inland cruising, Le Boat Ownership offers new and used river cruisers from the Le Boat River Cruising fleets. The largest river cruising operation in the world, Le Boat has cruisers located in the UK, Ireland, France, Germany, Holland and Belgium. New ownership options are similar to that of Sunsail Ownership and The Moorings Yacht Ownership; owners buy into the new fleet and benefit from a guaranteed income, guaranteed buy-back cost, zero fees and extensive usage each year. Even with a modest budget, there are many affordable pre-owned river boats for sale throughout Europe.
TUI Travel Plc is the parent company of premier charter ownership programmes The Moorings Yacht Ownership, Sunsail Ownership and Le Boat Ownership. They also hold the number one selling brand of catamarans in the United States, Leopard Catamarans, and The Moorings Yacht Brokerage, Leopard Brokerage and Sunsail Yacht Brokerage which sells over 200 quality yachts from worldwide offices every year. Each of these brands constantly provides all boaters with first-rate sailing experiences and the best quality sailing and power catamarans.
For additional information about this move and any of the TUI Travel Plc brands in the marine division, please call Paul Baker at
023 9222 2286 or e-mail paulbaker@sunsail.com